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NEXT MEETING 

July 12th at 7 PM
Location: Goodwood Brewing – Lexington
200 Lexington Green Cir Suite 110

The June meeting at Blue Stallion was the largest since returning to in-person. And there were many great beers to try.
Huge thanks to Blue Stallion and Kore for opening up on a Monday to host us!

Membership Renewal

Thank you to those that have already renewed their membership.

If you haven’t renewed, please do so at: Link

Membership cards and tasting glasses will be available at in-person meetings going forward.

Brewer Dude Mash Madness

The finals!
Dirk Franzen and Ben Hoh brought their Oatmeal Stouts (16B) to the meeting and we all judged their attempts vs. fresh commercial Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout.

Both entries were excellent and the vote was close (10-8)

And the winner of Mash Madness is Dirk Franzen!

Thanks to everyone who participated and a continued thank you to Brewer Dude for sponsoring this event again this year.

Bluegrass Cup
September 18th 
Shrewsbury Hall – Alltech 

  • We will need judges, stewards, running the raffle, etc. This is our largest event of the year, so please plan on helping.
  • Register at: bluegrasscup.brewcomp.com 
    • Beer entry will open June 26th

Barrel Project

Dump Dates:
– Saison (Rum Barrel) – 6/26
– Russian Imperial Stout (Bourbon Barrel) – 6/27
– Wee Heavy (Bourbon Barrel) – 6/27

Berliner Weisse fill date – 6/26

Kieth will send time and location details to those involved.

We will have 2 Barrels for sale. Let an officer know if you’re interested (for brewing use or decorating)

Competition Season:

After a hiatus for much of last year, competitions are plentiful this summer. A few notable ones:

  • KY State Fair – 8/13-14
    • Registration closes 7/8 (regular price), and 7/10 (increased price)
    • Please consider judging/stewarding
  • Beer & Sweat – August 21
    • The worlds largest KEG ONLY competition
    • By the Bloatarian Brewing League in Cincinnati
    • Registration 7/16 – 8/11
    • Please consider judging/stewarding – this club always helps us with BGC
    • If you brewed the Flanders in 2019 and would like to enter it, let Dirk know. We still have the keg we were planning on taking to HomebrewCon
  • Bruce Street Brewfest – 10/2 – Sevierville, TN
    • Homebrew competition with brewers having booths and serving their beer during the festival, incluidng people’s choice awards.
    • Registration is open, closes 9/18
    • AHA/BJCP competition 9/19
      • Registration is open, closes 9/4

Club Calendar updates

Bock Meeting
July 12th at Goodwood

KY State Fair
August 13-14

Beer & Sweat
August 21st
Bluegrass Cup
September 18th

Bruce Street Brewfest
October 2nd

BOCK InstagramHats are in!

BOCK Hats are here. $25. We will have them for sale at the July meeting.

We have some extra BOCK t-shirts available for $15. If you are interested, please reach out dirk757@earthlink.net. Note: The shirts run one size smaller than what’s on the tag; so if you want a Large, you would want one with an Extra Large tag.

Available sizes: Blue shirts: 1 M, 1 L, 4 XL, 3 2X, 1 3X; Grey 25 yr: 3 L, 3 2X, 3 4X

BOCK has started an Instagram account to highlight the events that we host and/or attend. Follow our account at https://www.instagram.com/bockbrewky/

Officer Elections

Mid-year Director and Event Coordinator in-Training will open this summer. Reach out to a current officer if you might be interested

BOCK Website

Check out https://www.bockbrew.com/ for monthly meeting information and upcoming events. Members should register to take advantage of the topics/discussions (like Barrel Program recipes), putting other members’ faces to names, past Froth issues and more.

How to Register:

  • Go to www.bockbrew.com.
  • Create an account here. When not logged in you will find this link under “Members”.
  • Fill out your account with a photo and membership info (go to the members page, find your profile and click edit).
  • Once registered your account will be flagged for approval by an officer. Once it is approved you will receive an email letting you know.
  • Now you have access to member-only areas of the site such as “Topics”, where club events like barrel fills and bulk malts are discussed, and “Froth” where current and previous issues of Froth can be read over and over.